Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
21,345 
9,693 
50 
285 
606 
1,366 
2,632 
4,754 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads. 
acres 
1,751,532 
985,381 
4,499 
24,263 
66,926 
148,643 
288,244 
452,806 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
22,888 
10,179 
54 
292 
696 
1,421 
2,813 
4,903 
acres 
634,654 
336,946 
1,490 
5,482 
26,405 
53,264 
93,777 
156,528 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,454 
1,809 
12 
128 
211 
412 
581 
465 
acres 
1,651,978 
1,535,466 
2,343 
90,450 
232,069 
389,480 
510,126 
310,998 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,369 
1,779 
12 
128 
206 
404 
570 
459 
acres 
1,648,601 
1 ,533,942 
2,343 
90,410 
231 ,874 
389,064 
509,890 
310,361 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
126 
62 
- 
5 
11 
9 
20 
17 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
3,377 
1,524 
40 
195 
416 
236 
637 
Programs 
farms 
9,458 
2,774 
- 
53 
115 
289 
716 
1,601 
acres 
959,724 
270,398 
- 
2,214 
1 1 ,984 
25,964 
73,438 
156,798 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,998 
2,274 
22 
155 
255 
511 
729 
602 
acres 
3,093,164 
2,806,308 
7,929 
178,218 
365,291 
697,209 
966,381 
591,280 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
11 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
68 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
38,076 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
24,848,149 
15,332,948 
48,137 
586,168 
1,555,740 
3,057,468 
4,793,269 
5,292,165 
Average per farm 
dollars 
652,593 
937,508 
458,445 
1,093,597 
1,320,662 
1 ,238,343 
1,060,693 
701,135 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,273 
2,299 
2,314 
2,279 
2,369 
2,371 
2,296 
2,245 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,088 
1,047 
29 
42 
88 
161 
271 
456 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,136 
1,424 
13 
50 
95 
238 
376 
652 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,552 
2,750 
6 
70 
176 
321 
735 
1,442 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,207 
4,834 
21 
139 
296 
629 
1,284 
2,465 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,851 
2,925 
23 
82 
206 
432 
798 
1,384 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,881 
1,707 
12 
77 
132 
313 
499 
674 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,664 
1,094 
- 
55 
108 
218 
378 
335 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
463 
379 
1 
14 
50 
113 
116 
85 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
234 
195 
7 
27 
44 
62 
55 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
38,073 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
$1,000 
3,499,554 
2,478,788 
13,966 
136,011 
280,602 
577,545 
752,251 
718,414 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,091 
901 
- 
21 
49 
119 
225 
487 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,061 
996 
13 
26 
58 
109 
264 
526 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,265 
2,133 
3 
45 
108 
242 
494 
1,241 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1 1 ,727 
4,460 
30 
112 
232 
595 
1,196 
2,295 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,975 
3,188 
10 
74 
235 
428 
890 
1,551 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,592 
2,068 
22 
108 
180 
341 
619 
798 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,068 
1,432 
22 
58 
159 
318 
454 
421 
$500,000 or more 
1,294 
1,177 
5 
92 
157 
317 
377 
229 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
28,181 
13,965 
89 
481 
1,048 
2,186 
3,929 
6,232 
number 
52,719 
30,679 
231 
1,040 
2,643 
5,422 
9,229 
12,114 
Tractors, all 
farms 
30,985 
14,583 
84 
469 
1,062 
2,196 
4,116 
6,656 
number 
65,334 
36,514 
237 
1,152 
2,828 
5,847 
10,812 
15,638 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,812 
5,366 
19 
119 
329 
696 
1,484 
2,719 
number 
14,665 
6,811 
28 
142 
394 
831 
1,902 
3,514 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
22,796 
10,831 
57 
316 
759 
1,571 
3,079 
5,049 
number 
35,454 
18,596 
116 
465 
1,338 
2,669 
5,256 
8,752 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,184 
4,422 
45 
208 
397 
820 
1,331 
1,621 
number 
15,215 
11,107 
93 
545 
1,096 
2,347 
3,654 
3,372 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,483 
2,001 
17 
128 
225 
445 
650 
536 
number 
3,241 
2,662 
19 
154 
316 
599 
854 
720 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
761 
628 
5 
57 
88 
164 
173 
141 
number 
1,078 
885 
5 
67 
128 
221 
257 
207 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
327 
176 
- 
2 
11 
43 
63 
57 
number 
382 
206 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
75 
64 
Hay balers 
farms 
8,335 
4,420 
29 
118 
237 
612 
1,270 
2,154 
number 
10,134 
5,450 
52 
142 
300 
753 
1,581 
2,622 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
